Workshop,lecture and demonstration at a music and yoga centre in Koln,Germany,2014
 

Lecture and demonstration at a music academy in Birmingham,UK
 
 

Lecture and demonstration on Indian Music(Hindusthani) at an institute of Cambridge,Massachusetts,US
 

Lecture and demonstration on Indian Music(Hindusthani) at an institute of Cambridge,Massachusetts,US
 
 

Lecture and demonstration on Indian Music(Hindusthani) at an institute of Cambridge,Massachusetts,US
 

Lecture and demonstration on Hindusthani Raga Music at Hamburg,Germany
 
 

A few topics for the workshop

  • Explanation ,definition and timeframe of the Raga and its influence on the listeners etc.
  • Numereous Hindustani vocal exercises according to the need of the students, link of raga music with Yoga and Meditation, Musictherapy etc .
  • An analysis of the Indian rhythm cycles and intricate rhythm patterns. Contribution of rhythm in Hindustani Classical music etc.
  • Lecture and demonstration of different Ragas.
  • Scope for improvisation and freedom in Indian Classical music etc.

So on and so fourth

 

A synopsis of my teaching

  • For those who devote entirely to the North Indian Classical music .
    • Lower Level (For beginners):
      ( Voice culture , some easy theories etc)
    • Intermediate:
      (voice culture, different Ornamentations, Bandishes etc)
    • Higher level:
      (intricate Bandishes, elaboration of the Ragas ,Thumris etc )
  • A short but comprehensive teaching for those who sing lighter songs like Geets, Bhajans, modern songs be it old Bollywoods or modern etc. (Voice culture, different ornamentations etc )
  • A short but comprehensive teaching for Indian and Western instrumentalists. Detail analysis of permutation and combination,elaboration of Ragas, theories etc .
(Needless to mention that lot of other areas in detail are covered at the time of teaching. )